Off-Site Film: LACMA9 Animation Program

Friday, June 27, 2014 | 8:30 pm

Total running time: 57 minutes

Short films are nimble shape shifters, embodying a latitude of expression that longer works often cannot. LACMA9 presents a collection of all ages-friendly shorts, from beloved children's classics to auteur films celebrating people and places.

Origin2011, three minutes, not ratedAnimated by Jessica Poon In this hand-drawn animation, a mommy water droplet sends off her child into the world with some parting advice: “The river you don’t know is full of adventure, but also danger.”

The Sasquatch and the Girl 2010, three minutes, not ratedAnimated by Trevor Jones

Through animated shadow play and narration by the great American Oglala Lakota activist Russell Means, we hear the legend of why the Sasquatch must hide.

Baited by the “after” images seen on plastic-surgery ads, a girl journeys through the wards of a surreal “wonder hospital” that promises to change her perception of physical beauty.

Will2012, five minutes, not ratedAnimated by Eusong Lee

A moving fictionalized account of one father and daughter’s morning, on September 11, 2001, New York City.

The Mantis Parable2011, eight minutes, not ratedAnimated by Josh Staub

A humble caterpillar gets trapped in a bug collector’s jar, and is in need of a helping hand. Beautifully animated, the Mantis Parable transmits a timeless, cautionary tale of mercy and persecution.

In conjunction with the Inglewood Art + Film Lab presented by LACMA, watch a diverse selection of films—international classics, shorts, independents, and animated films—that are sure to capture your imagination. All screenings (except June 27) take place in the Waddingham Lecture Hall of the Inglewood Library.

Inglewood City Hall, Inglewood | 8:30 pmFree and open to the publicNote: Screenings take place outside of Inglewood City Hall, 1 W. Manchester Blvd., Inglewood , CA 90301.